ALEXANDROVSKY MONASTERY SUZDAL RUSSIA 6-1-2016
Alexandrovsky Monastery (Suzdal)
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Invincible Lord of Host
The Alexandrovsky Monastery (the Convent of St. Alexander) is situated after Pokrovsky Bridge, on the left, high bank of the Kamenka River, over a ravine. According to a legend, the Convent was founded by Aleksandr (Alexander) Nevsky in 1240. In the old times, the Convent of St. Alexander was known as the Grand Lavra and served as a burial vault for Suzdal princesses.
Nothing has been preserved from that ancient age, apart from two late tombstones in a church; the tombstones bear writings telling that two Suzdal princesses, Mariya and Agrippina, were buried here (in 1362 and 1393, respectively).
During the 1608 to 1610 Polish invasion, the Convent was burned down. In 1695, the Convent's hegumenia (abbess) Domnika made a request to Tsar Peter the Great to construct a new church in the Convent; in the request, she mentioned that the Convent had been founded by Aleksandr Nevsky in 1240.
In 1695, Illarion, the metropolitan of Suzdal, issued a charter for the construction of the new church, which received the name of the Church of Ascension. Funds for the erection of the church were donated by Tsarina Natalya Kirillovna, Peter's mother. The construction of the bell tower falls in the same period.
The church is designed as a high, two-tiered rectangular volume crowned with five spires. From the east side, the rectangular volume is extended with an apse; a heated side-altar is added from the north side and a porch is added from the east. The windows are decorated with carved linings featuring simple columns in the first tier and complex figures in the second tier. Complex figure columns are used also for decorating the high, soaring drums.
The octahedral column of the tented-roofed bell tower is put on a short rectangular volume, with wooden stairs added to it. The bell tower's walls are almost completely left undecorated, which makes it unique among Suzdal's tented-roofed bell towers. The upper part is modestly decorated with carved linings of the arched openings and linings over the roof windows.
In the first half of the 18th century, a short fence was constructed around the convent; the fence was decorated with decorative small towers, stylised as defence towers. It was at the same time that the Holy Gates were constructed (restored in 1947); the Gates featured a two-tiered tower and resembled the Monastery of the Trinity's Holy Gates, which would later be included into the ensemble of the Rizopolozhensky Convent. This resemblance is no coincidence: the fence and the towers of the Convent of St. Alexander were erected under the supervision of Ivan Gryaznov who in the late 17th century was involved in the construction of the Monastery of the Trinity (later destroyed) and the Rizopolozhensky Convent.
In 1764, when the church lands were being secularised, the Convent of St. Alexander was dissolved, with its cathedral being transformed into the town's parish church.
In 2006, the Convent of St. Alexander was handed over back to the Russian Orthodox Church, and in September 2007 the first service was held in the Church of the Ascension.
Suzdal, Russia on $100. Cathedrals, Stallions and Mead (Eng/Rus sub)
In this episode of our ongoing series, Tim goes back in time to enjoy Russia’s most famous time capsule city - Suzdal. This small city only 3 km wide attracts countless thousands of tourists per year with its churches, atrractions and amazing Russian cuisine. But can you enjoy a weekend there on $100?
Special thanks to:
ℹ️ Запорожец Heritage - Host's Clothing -
ℹ️ Alexander Kiselyov, Suzdal Tour -
ℹ️ Family House Dobrolubovo -
ℹ️ Blinchiki
ℹ️ The Suzdal Kremlin -
ℹ️ The Museum of Wooden Architechture -
ℹ️ The Monastery of Saint Euthymius -
ℹ️ Mead Taste Tests
ℹ️ Yamskoy Dvor Horse Riding Club -
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The bells of the Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius, Suzdal, Russia.
This is a long video of bell ringing. That's it. I debated for a while about uploading this (and I wondered many times while recording it on a 4k, data hungry camera...when is this going to end? The file ended up at 4.7GB!).
In the end, I decided that some people might appreciate it, and if it encourages anyone to make the effort of going to Suzdal in Russia, then it was worthwhile.
The bells themselves ring/chime every hour during opening times in the Cathedral Bell Tower (the red brick building to the right) linked to the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, the Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius, Suzdal, Russia.
Suzdal is one town in the so called Golden Ring of Russia and I would not be shot down for saying Suzdal is the diamond of this series of towns at the heart of the Russian Orthodox Church.
I made the mistake of under estimating how good Suzdal is. I downgraded a planned two day trip to Suzdal/Vladimir into a day trip from Moscow. I therefore missed sooo much. Organising a trip to Russia/Moscow is quite a challenge but it really is worth it. And don't make my mistake, plan a two day trip to Suzdal (there are a small number of hotels there bookable online). As I say in another video, it really is a pain to get to (if you do it independently) but it really is a beautiful place.
Suzdal
Cуздаль.июль 2015.
Holy Transfiguration Russian Orthodox Cаthedral
Holy Transfiguration Russian Orthodox Cаthedral. Los Angeles, California
Bell ringing at St Alexander Nevsky Eastern American Diocese ROCOR
Bell ringing at St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ in honor of the feast of the Baptism of Russia.
Suzdal, Russia Part 3 Orthodox Bell Ringing
Russian Orthodox bell ringing has a history starting from the baptism of Rus in 988 and plays an important role in the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The use of bells is not only practical, but is also considered to be spiritual. Bells are sometimes referred to as singing icons, because they establish the acoustic space of an Orthodox temple just as painted icons and hymnography define its visual and noetic space, respectively.
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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.MOV
Our group recently visited Russian Slavic festival in NJ organized by the
The bells of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral gather visitors of the festival.
Bell Ringing at noon. Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius, Suzdal
Suzdal Monastery - 16th century Orthodox song
Trezvon at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, San Anselmo CA on Pentecost, June 19, 2016
Fr. Stephan Meholick, Juliana Kohl, Mat. Peg Golitzin ring Trezvon at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, San Anselmo CA, on Pentecost, June 19, 2016
Bells of Alexander Svirsky Monastery (Russia)
Russian Orthodox Cathedral
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral also known as the Nativity of Christ Cathedral was designed with the Byzantine style in mind. It was designed by R. Pflug and constructed between 1876 and 1884. It has five domes and there is a bell tower above the main entrance. It was turned into a planetarium during the soviet era. The interior needed to be renovated and rebuilt after the destruction by the Soviets during World War II. Every day of the week one will find large numbers of Riga's Russian speakers under its arches, lighting the traditional long Eastern Orthodox candles. Its Neo-Byzantine exterior is matched on the inside with icons traditional of Orthodox cathedrals, some of which are painted by Vasili Vereshchagin.
Russia: Belogorsky St. Nicholas Orthodox Missionary Monastery Cathedral
Russians are awesome - we love Russia:
Belogorsky St. Nicholas Orthodox Missionary Monastery Cathedral or Belaya Gora (White Mountain) Monastery is the biggest cathedral in the Urals, situated 120 km from Perm and 80 km from Kungur.
Father Igumen Varlaam was the builder and first Abbot of the Belogorsky St. Nicholas Orthodox Missionary Monastery Cathedral. It was constructed as a missionary church by the Russian Orthodox Church within an area where many Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church congregations were located.
Construction of the monastery church began in 1902 and it was consecrated in June of 1917. Four hundred (400) monks lived at the monastery in 1917. Their daily schedule was prayers from 3 to 6 AM, then work. Lunch was 11:30 to noon, then 2 hours of rest. Return to work from 2 to 5. Last service was the day was from 6 to 10 PM.
In 1914 the Grand Duchess Elisabeth Phedorovna Romanova visited the monastery.
The monastery was captured during the Russian Revolution by the Red Army in October 1917. Fighting left some monks dead and others were deported. The Abbot of the monastery was tortured to death in 1918 and the monastery was converted into a mental hospital. The great bells of the monastery were broken into pieces with sledge hammers and the artwork of the monastery was largely destroyed.
The monastery was used as a hospital for shell shocked soldiers and civilians during and after the Second World War. A mental patient burnt off the roof of the monastery church in 1979 and the building was abandoned.
A dedicated group of eight monks rushed to stablize the building in 1993 and it has been undergoing restoration ever since that year.
North 57 degrees 23.542' and East 56 degrees 13.787' at an elevation of 465 meters. Especially in winter months, Belaya Gora looks unusually beautiful. From the elevation, one has a 360 degree view over the typical vast forest landscape of the Urals.
The bells of Alexander Nevski orthodox cathedral
The bells of Alexander Nevski orthodox cathedral, Sofia Bulgaria. This is the largest orthodox church on Balkan peninsula. Easter day 19 april 2009.
Orthodox Divine Liturgy - Holy Bells mark Consecration
Grand Catholic Orthodox Divine Liturgy served by Pope of Alexandria Theodore II and Patriarch of Moscow Cyril and bishops from 10 Orthodox Churches. Holy Bells were used to mark the most important part of Divine Liturgy, when the holy gifts (bread and wine) are consecrated in to the very Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Russian Church of St Nicholas, the Miracle-Maker
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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Bells signal the beginning of Easter ceremony
05.05.2013 Tallinn, Estonia
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an orthodox cathedral in the Tallinn Old Town, Estonia. It was built to a design by Mikhail Preobrazhensky in a typical Russian Revival style between 1894 and 1900, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is Tallinn's largest and grandest orthodox cupola cathedral. It is dedicated to Saint Alexander Nevsky who in 1242 won the Battle of the Ice on Lake Peipus, in the territorial waters of present-day Estonia.
Russia, Moscow, Interior of St.Basil's Cathedral, www.safarifox.com
Russia, Moscow, Interior of St.Basil's Cathedral, safarifox.com